Unnamed Fluorspar Deposit (MRDS - 10090937), Poncha Springs Area, Chaffee County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unnamed Fluorspar Deposit (MRDS - 10090937) | Deposit |
Poncha Springs Area | Area |
Chaffee County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 30' 28'' North , 106° 6' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Poncha Springs | 777 (2017) | 3.4km |
Maysville | 135 (2011) | 7.3km |
Smeltertown | 120 (2011) | 9.8km |
Salida | 5,467 (2017) | 10.6km |
Howard | 723 (2011) | 25.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Columbine Gem and Mineral Society | Salida, Colorado | 11km |
Mindat Locality ID:
110946
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:110946:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0d2341a4-1a70-470f-829c-c1a8f614c48f
REF:Deposit:: VAN ALSTINE, R.E., 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE PONCHA SPRINGS SE QUADRANGLE, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 829, 19 P., MAPS.
Deposit:: BRADY, B.T., 1975, MAP SHOWING FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS IN COLORADO: USGS MAP MR
Commodities (Major) - Fluorine-Fluorite
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Yeso
Structure: Ene-E-Trending Fault; N-Trending Fault, Northern Sangre De Cristo Range, Southern Sawatch Range, Arkansas Valley Graben
Host Rock: Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
SE1/4 sec. 2, T. 50 N., R. 8 E.
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Habit: Cubes to 0.6cm Colour: Pink References: |
β Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
β | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
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